Shaheed Dr Milon Day will be observed across the country today commemorating the 27th martyrdom anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon.

On this day in 1990, Dr Milon was killed by the goons of military junta near Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University at the height of anti-autocracy movement.

The supreme sacrifice of Dr Milon transformed the anti-autocracy movement into a mass upsurge that prompted the fall of the autocratic regime paving the way for restoration of democratic process in the country.

On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages recalling the supreme sacrifice of Dr Milon.

Numerous democracy-loving people, including Jubo League leader Nur Hossain, Nurul Huda, Babul and Fattha, embraced martyrdom in the movement for restoring democracy.

President Hamid and Prime Minister Hasina prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Dr Milon.

Different political parties, and socio-cultural and professional bodies have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe Shaheed Dr Milon Day.

The programmes include placing wreaths and offering special prayers at his grave on Dhaka Medical College campus and at Milon Smrity Chattar (Square) near TSC.